Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Greece
Greece: Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant was 41.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
41.1%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
16th
of 50 countries
All-time high
43.4%
in 2019
All-time low
36.4%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Greece, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Greece stood at 41.1%.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
That places Greece 16th out of 50 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of bloodstream infection due … methicillin-resistant in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.4% | — |
| 2018 | 36.4% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | -4.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 41.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 3.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Greece's 41.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.0%, 4.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.4% | 36.4% | 43.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.1% | 43.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 13 Republic of Korea 45.7% compare
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- 15 Philippines 44.4% compare
- 17 United Arab Emirates 39.9% compare
- 18 Indonesia 35.2% compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34.7% compare
More development goals data for Greece
- Red List Index 0.7929 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.02 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,139 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 40 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Greece?
- Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant in Greece was 41.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 50 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients seeking care and whose blood sample is taken and tested (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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